The basics of freelance writing

I think how to navigate most sites would be very nice. And some good ideas on how to generate revenue. I think that some times some of the newer wordy types might really need this to be very basic as in how to step by step navigate sites and understand how to generate revenue. That would be of great help.

It's obvious I will have to check out your blog. I assume the link is on your profile page. I have done any real freelance writing yet. It's mostly been self-expression on Squidoo and HubPages and Gather, with a few smaller sites tucked in. I haven't been very impressed with what I've heard about aricle sites so far, when I want to work I work my book business and when I want to play I write. It would be nice to give up books and just write, but I don't think it's going to happen.

I am looking forward to seeing your discussions, I have a ton to learn.

I think its a great idea. I will definitely be interested in what all you can share on this topic. Things have changed a lot since the last time I did any freelance work, and in trying to get back into the swing of things, I find that I have forgotten about half of what I learned, and there is easily twice as much information out about it now.

If you lead the way I would be interested in creating a FreeLance Writing Steps To Get Started. And I do mean that it will start from Ground Zero as I know nothing about it except what it is. I've got time on my hands and was looking for a project that would lead to potential income.

Hi, SpikeTheLobster. I'm just recently getting into this scene and have been kinda going on trial and error. I've had a lot of misses with this kind of thing and not too sure how all of this works. So, just being able to listen/read about the basics would be great because I really don't know much about it.

It's quite a good idea when you first think about posting this topic... I learn a lot on the following discussion and exchaneg of ideas. I'll be removing some widgets on my blog I guess...I realized they are an eye sore..Heheh

Hi friend You are right but there are many sites which pays for writing articles to them but there is a question about their legitimacy i still not work in any writting articles if some one send me latest payment proofs of the site if any site pays then i will join there because i want only legit site and do not want to waste my time Regards

I think you got the basics covered. For a completely new freelancer, I'd recommend starting with revenue sharing to build a small portfolio (without earning much, of course), and then move on to direct sales. Quite possibly trying to post some more on revenue sharing sites, if they can. At least that's what worked for me, it doesn't have to be the same for everyone. I hope you get to develop this series, it could be really useful. I'd like to see the topic of tools covered (that was my biggest problem when I started - copyscape, dictionaries, styleguides, a small but decent image editing application, PDF to text conversion applications for clients who want editing but send PDF documents, reliable sources - you know the stuff). Some legal and accounting recommendations would also be nice, although that depends on the country of the freelancer and employer. During my first three months freelancing, I didn't even make enough to pay my accountant - mostly because I didn't consider that I had to pay an accountant. There's also the very stringent issue of copyright laws, which seems to cause a lot of confusion on the web today. How to create a backup plan in case of disaster - I still remember my first missed deadline - 120 pages that suddenly turned into dots and lines. Value-added services, in which you don't have to specialize, but you can add a few extra dollars to an order, if you do a bit of DTP or edit a bit of HTML code. I mentioned all of those, even if they don't fit in your series just yet, maybe you'll find the time to do something with them later on. Looking back, I wish I had all these things figured out before I started, I could have saved a few months of starving in the beginning, and planned my budget a lot better.

Hi spike...Its interesting discussion..I think we should know the correct english also...lolzzz... And we should write in a user friendly mode. And about making money...you tell nice idea and I m looking for more suggestions...

I have been freelance writing since 2009. I have written for Triond, HubPages, and Associated Content. One of the most valuable tips are to use proper keywords and create what veteran bloggers and article marketers call "evergreen content." When I first started out, I didn't grasp the concept of such content, thus I start it out with close-to-nary traffic to my articles. I read that such content lasts at least a decade or half a decade and doesn't limit itself to a season. When I created that type of content, my views went up, and so did my revenue. So the best advice I learned when I was a neophyte to article marketing is to generate evergreen content. Keywords, grammar, spelling, and so on are other parts of the story.